Common fixed points in best approximation for Banach operator pairs with Ćirić type \(I\)-contractions (Q2473982)

A pair \((T,I)\) of two self maps of a metric space \((X,d)\) is called a Banach operator pair if the set \(F(I)\) of fixed points of \(I\) is \(T\)-invariant, i.e., \(T(F(I))\subseteq F(I)\). A mapping \(T:(X,\|\cdot\|)\to (X,\|\cdot\|\}\) is said to satisfy Ćirić type contractive condition if \[ \|Tx-Ty\|\leq a\max\{\|x-y\|, c(\|x-Ty\|+ \|y-Tx\|)\}+ b\max\{\|x-Tx\|, \|y-Ty\|\}, \] where \(a\in (0,1)\), \(a+b=1\), \(0\leq c<n\), and \(n= \min\{\frac{2+q}{5+q}, \frac{2-q}{4}, \frac {4}{q+a}\}\). In this paper, some common fixed point theorems, similar to those of \textit{Lj. B. Ćirić} [Publ. Inst. Math., Nouv. Sér. 49(63), 174--178 (1991; Zbl 0753.54023); Arch. Math., Brno 29, No. 3--4, 145--152 (1993; Zbl 0810.47051); Czech. Math. J. 50, No. 3, 449--458 (2000; Zbl 1079.47509)], \textit{B. Fisher} and \textit{S. Sessa} [Int. J. Math. Math. Sci. 9, 23--28 (1986; Zbl 0597.47036)], \textit{G. Jungck} [Int. J. Math. Math. Sci. 13, No. 3, 497--500 (1990); Zbl 0705.54034)], and \textit{R. N. Mukherjee} and \textit{V. Verma} [Math. Jap. 33, No. 5, 745--749 (1988; Zbl 0655.47047)], are proved for a Banach operator pair. As applications, common fixed point and approximation results for Banach operator pair satisfying Ćirić type contractive conditions are obtained without the assumption of linearity or affinity of either \(T\) or \(I\). The results proved in the present paper unify and generalize various known results to a more general class of noncommuting mappings.